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Region: United StatesDear GroundReport Community, Thank you for your support, passion, and commitment to the issues and events that shape the world. I am honored to share that I have accepted the role of Chief Digital Officer for the Ci... more
Views: 2251Collaborative Journalism + Group Buying = Future of News?
Region: United StatesShould collaborative journalism platforms like GroundReport learn from group buying sites like Groupon? That's Paramendra Bhagat's thesis in his recent blog post, "GroundReport Needs to Get GroupOnized to Take Off." Bhaga... more
Views: 3228A Big Day for NYC Startups
Region: New York
Today was a big one for NYC startups: Fashism raised a $1M round, led by Ashton Kutcher and Ron Conway. Tumblr raised a $25-30M at a staggering $135M valuation. SkillShare launched at the Fea... more
Views: 2327How Would You Define "Social Media" for Someone from 1900?
Region: United StatesIn preparation for my Columbia Business School course on Social Media and Entrepreneurship, I asked publicly on Twitter for definition of the term "social media." To avoid definitions full of buzzwords and hackneyed ... more
Views: 3869Nominations for Fast Company's Most Influential Women in Tech 2011 #WIT11
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Fast Company magazine is ranking the most influential women in technology for 2011, and they want our help. Below, I've listed my nominations. They are rising stars and established leaders transforming the technology... more
Views: 2592How Can We Enable Entrepreneurship in Business School?
Region: New York
In late June, I received a message from the gracious Rajeev Kohli, Chairman of the Marketing Department at Columbia Business School. Contacting me through Meetup, an online platform for self-organization where I run ... more
Views: 2738Akamai CEO: Mobile to Exceed Wired Internet Access in Under 5 Years
Region: United States
As Chief Executive Officer of Akamai, Paul Sagan is at the helm of the biggest content delivery network in the world. He was a fitting choice, then, to provide the introductory remarks on universal broadban... more
Views: 2746The Future of Local Journalism and Media Policy? Aspen Institute FOCAS Explores
Region: United States
How can media, information, and journalism help shape a stronger democracy? That is the central question at this year's Aspen Institute Forum on Communications and Society, where media executives, government officials, en... more
Views: 2844How Hyperlocal Online Projects Are Changing Local Political Coverage
Region: New YorkThe following are references for today's Personal Democracy Forum discussion with Debbie Galant, David Bennahum, and Steve Grove. More on the conference and agenda here. Baristanet Comment Policy: http://www.baristanet.... more
Views: 1970Hub Station Bike Rental Shop Reopens in West Village
Region: New York
The Hub Station, a beloved community bicycle rental, repair and sales shop, has found a temporary home in the far West Village on Charles Street, near the corner of Washington Street. Hub Station went out of business in O... more
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Rachel Sterne is Chief Digital Officer for the City of New York. Her focus is serving New Yorkers with digital media, streamlining internal coordination, and supporting public-private partnerships with technology leaders.
Prior to this role, Rachel was Founder and CEO of GroundReport, a global citizen news platform that empowers journalists to publish original, intelligent reporting to an audience of millions. She founded GroundReport in 2006 with the mission to democratize the media and help the world share its stories.
Prior to founding GroundReport, Rachel was as a Political Intern at the UN Security Council for the US Mission to the United Nations. Her experience observing the UN during the Darfur crisis inspired her to launch GroundReport as a tool that enables global citizens to share on-the-ground information and insight, and discover what's really going on in the world. Rachel graduated magna cum laude from New York University as a Presidential Honors Scholar.
She is also an Adjunct Professor at Columbia Business School, specializing in social media and entrepreneurship. In 2009 Rachel was named one of America's Most Promising Social Entrepreneurs by BusinessWeek, and in 2010 she served as an American Democracy Institute fellow.
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